Cochlear Fluid Spaces and Structures of the Gerbil High-Frequency Region Measured Using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

alexandrossfakianakis shared this article with you from Inoreader Cochlear Fluid Spaces and Structures of the  Gerbil High-Frequency Region Measured Using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Via JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology via MedWorm.com In this study, optical coherence tomography was employed to obtain volumetric images of the high-frequency hook region of the gerbil cochlea, as viewed through the round window, with far better resolution capability than had been possible before. The anatomical structures and fluid spaces of the organ of Corti were segmented and quantified in vivo and over a 90-min postmortem period. We find that the arcuate-zone and pectinate-zone widths change very little postmortem. The volume of the scala tympani between the round-window membrane and basilar membrane and the volume of the inner spiral sulcus decrease in the first 60-min postmortem. While textbook drawings of the  mammalian organ of Corti and cortilymph prominently depict the tunnel of Corti, the outer tunnel is typically missing. This... View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.